Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master Cherokee basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. After learning how to make a basket in 1927, she produced them for more than half a century. Her work earned her recognition well beyond...
It is not known who made this undated blowgun and dart set, but these are typical of Eastern Band Cherokee. The blowgun is made from rivercane; the darts are made from thistle. Traditionally, blowguns and darts were used to hunt small game. ...
It is not known who made this undated blowgun and dart set, but these are typical of Eastern Band Cherokee. The blowgun is made from rivercane; the darts are made from thistle. Traditionally, blowguns and darts were used to hunt small game. ...
It is not known who made this undated blowgun dart, but these are typical of Eastern Band Cherokee. Blowguns are made from rivercane; the darts are made from thistle. Traditionally, blowguns and darts were used to hunt small game. Today, they...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she...
Mrs. B. E. Warner was Laura S. Morgan (1892-1982), a sister of Lucy Morgan. Laura S. Morgan married Benjamin Evans Warner in 1914. She learned weaving and pewterwork at the Penland School of Handicrafts and taught at "Kanuga Lake Church...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The John C. Campbell Folk School sent a group of woodcarvers to demonstrate at the early Craftsman's Fairs of the Southern Highlands. A. Ben Hall, an early Brasstown Carver sits at one end of the table, while carving instructor, Murrial G. Martin,...
Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The John C. Campbell Folk School sent a group of woodcarvers to demonstrate at the early Craftsman's Fairs of the Southern Highlands. A. Ben Hall, an early Brasstown Carver, sits at one end of the table, while carving instructor, Murrial G....
This 1982 photograph shows Emma Taylor shaving down white oak splits to make weavers for a basket. Emma Squirrel Taylor (1920-2002) was a master basket weaver whose specialty was white oak baskets. She was raised in the Birdtown community on the...
This double-spouted wedding vase was made from natural, unglazed clay; the outside has been burnished. The base is incised with hearts and “Amanda Swimmer". The artist is Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer (b. 1921), a self-taught potter of the Eastern...
